know all the angles
know all the angles
To know every means, opportunity, or stratagem one can employ in order to reach or attain one's goal. These big corporations hire lawyers who know all the angles to avoid culpability. Once you know all the angles, you can usually reduce your tax bill pretty substantially.
See also: all, angle, know
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
know all the angles
to know all the tricks and artifices of dealing with someone or something. Ask my accountant about taxes. He knows all the angles. Larry knows all the angles. That's how he keeps out of the slammer.
See also: all, angle, know
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
know all the angles
tv. to know all the tricks and artifices of dealing with someone or something. Ask my mouthpiece about taxes. He knows all the angles.
See also: all, angle, know
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- as we know it
- I know
- before you know where you are
- by any chance
- AFAIK
- know on which side your bread is buttered
- know which side (one's) bread is buttered (on)
- know which side bread is buttered on
- closed book, a
- a closed book